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Health and Wellbeing
Stage 1
Subject outline
Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in November 2019 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2021. This subject replaces Stage 1 Health.
Accredited in November 2019 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2021. This subject replaces Stage 1 Health.
Stage 1 | Subject outline | assessment-design-criteria
Assessment design criteria
The assessment design criteria are based on the learning requirements and are used by teachers to:
- clarify for the student what they need to learn
- design opportunities for students to provide evidence of their learning at the highest possible level of achievement.
The assessment design criteria consist of specific features that:
- students should demonstrate in their learning
- teachers look for as evidence that students have met the learning requirements.
For this subject the assessment design criteria are:
- critical thinking
- application
- reflective practice.
The specific features of these criteria are described below.
The set of assessments, as a whole, must give students opportunities to demonstrate each of the specific features by the completion of study of the subject.
Critical Thinking
The specific features are as follows:
| CT1 | Exploration and understanding of health and wellbeing trends and issues. |
| CT2 | Development of an empathetic and ethical understanding of health and wellbeing issues. |
| CT3 | Analysis of health and wellbeing concepts to solve problems or make recommendations. |
Application
The specific features are as follows:
| AP1 | Application of health and wellbeing concepts to contemporary issues. |
| AP2 | Action to improve health and wellbeing outcomes, individually and/or collaboratively. |
Reflective Practice
The specific features are as follows:
| RP1 | Personal reflection on health and wellbeing trends and issues in individual, local, or global contexts. |
| RP2 | Evaluation of personal and/or social action through reflective practice. |